National Fire Prevention Week

Proclamation issued at Council meeting.

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By Ruth Carr

Moberly Monitor-Index - Moberly, MO

By Ruth Carr

Posted Oct. 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM

By Ruth Carr
Posted Oct. 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Moberly, Mo.

Moberly Fire Chief Robert Creed met with Mayor Bob Riley to proclaim October 7-13 as Fire Prevention Week. In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation, and since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed on the Sunday through Saturday period in which October 9 falls. According to the National Archives and Records Administration's Library Information Center, Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. The President of the United States has signed a proclamation proclaiming a national observance during that week every year since 1925.Your home could be engulfed in smoke and flames in just a few minutes when fire strikes. Prepare a home fire escape plan and practice that plan! What if your first escape route is blocked by smoke or flames? Have two ways out. This year's theme, "Have 2 Ways Out!" focuses on the importance of fire escape planning and practice.